DesiLucky has his own ideas about a den. We built him a spacious chalet, and he is using it for a roof on a den of his own making as in this 1:14-minute video Click Here
At the WRI, a favorite bear is Lucy’s cub Desi. He is Lucy’s independent cub that we long worried about, but he is doing well making his own living. He has learned the ways of the world in this year of nearly non-existent food in the woods and he looks bigger than his sibling Arnie who travels with Lucy. To each his own. Each bear has its own personality and its own sense of being. Desi does his own thing and does it well. As a cub, he is so aggressive that he often dominates much larger bears at food. With people, he is exceptionally gentle. I look forward to following his ways and successes as he grows up.
Thank you for all you do.
Lynn Rogers, Biologist, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center